Media Bureau Cancels Forfeiture Due to LPFM Inability to Pay
The FCC Media Bureau canceled a proposed forfeiture for the Minority Educational Broadcasting Association, and instead admonished the low-power FM broadcaster, said an order released Friday. The bureau changed the order due to Minority’s inability to pay, the order said.…
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“Licensee indicates that it does not generate any funds and therefore does not have or maintain a bank account,” the order said. The agency had issued a notice of apparent liability for $3,500 against Minority for failing to file a license renewal on time and continuing to operate WPJM-LP Palatka, Florida, after the license expired, the order said. Minority also argued that the violation was due to an oversight, but the bureau said the FCC “has long held that violations resulting from inadvertent error or failure to become familiar with the Commission’s requirements are willful violations.”